Reed is attracted to kelsey and has been asking one of their mutual friends a little bit about her, although he hasn't had any direct interaction with kelsey. what stage of relational escalation is reed experiencing?
Reed is in the preinteraction awareness stage. He is consumed by her and would like to know more about her. He is gathering information about her to formulate an idea of how to approach the situation and initiate an encounter. But the fear of rejection is debilitating which is why he is unable to act quickly.
